Recently, Tencent's new game "Yuanmeng Star" has been involved in a plagiarism storm, which has sparked a large number of discussions among netizens. Critics mainly accused the game of over-borrowing from other well-known games, such as Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout and Beast Party, especially Egg Boy Party. However, is plagiarism really there?This requires us to go deeper.
Plagiarism has always been a sensitive issue in the gaming world. Whenever a new game comes out, everyone always pays attention to whether its originality is enough. "Yuan Dream Star", as Tencent's new work, naturally cannot escape this catastrophe. However, in the face of these accusations, we need to calmly analyze and avoid blindly following the trend.
Some people pointed out that shadows of other games can be seen in Genmeng Star, so it is considered a plagiarism. But it's the norm for games to influence and inspire each other. Successful games often inspire other developers and drive innovation across the industry. During this process, similar elements or gameplay may appear in multiple games, which is known as "stitching", which is quite normal. Therefore, judging whether a game is plagiarized based on the similarity of elements and gameplay alone is one-sided.
In fact, Metadream Star does have some elements and gameplay similar to other games, but that doesn't mean it's a plagiarism. Inspiration for creation varies widely, and can come from other games, movies, books, etc. Therefore, we cannot hastily label plagiarism just because of certain similarities.
Of course, "Metadream Star" still has shortcomings in some aspects, and there are also controversies. As a newly released game, it still has a lot of room for improvement in terms of innovation and originality. At the same time, Tencent, as an industry giant, should also pay more attention to the development and promotion of original games to bring players a better game experience.
To sum up, the so-called stitching controversy of "Yuan Dream Star" is not simple, and we need to treat it as a guest. In the gaming industry, borrowing and merging with each other is common, and you can't easily accuse a game of plagiarism just because of some similarities.